| Explain the role and function of network components | 
- Routers
 
- L2 and L3 switches
 
- Next-generation firewalls and IPS
 
- Access points
 
- Controllers (Cisco DNA Center and WLC)
 
- Endpoints
 
- Servers
 
 
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| Describe characteristics of network topology architectures | 
- tier
 
- Spine-leaf
 
- WAN
 
- Small office/home office (SOHO)
 
- On-premises and cloud
 
 
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- Compare physical interface and cabling types
 
- Identify interface and cable issues (collisions, errors, mismatch duplex, and/or speed)
 
- Compare TCP to UDP
 
- Configure and verify IPv4 addressing and subnetting
 
- Describe the need for private IPv4 addressing
 
- Configure and verify IPv6 addressing and prefix
 
 
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- Single-mode fiber, multimode fiber, copper
 
- Connections (Ethernet shared media and point-to-point)
 
- Concepts of PoE
 
 
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- Configure and verify IPv6 addressing and prefix
 
- Verify IP parameters for Client OS (Windows, Mac OS, Linux)
 
 
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- Global unicast
 
- Unique local
 
- Link local
 
- Anycast
 
- Multicast
 
- Modified EUI 64
 
 
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- Verify IP parameters for Client OS (Windows, Mac OS, Linux)
 
- Describe wireless principles
 
 
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- Nonoverlapping Wi-Fi channels
 
- Nonoverlapping Wi-Fi channels
 
- SSID
 
- RF
 
- Encryption
 
 
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- Explain virtualization fundamentals (virtual machines)
 
- Describe switching concepts
 
 
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- MAC learning and aging
 
- Frame switching
 
- Frame flooding
 
- MAC address table
 
 
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